Germany vs United States of America: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

Germany
45,827 Persons
in 2025
United States of America
163,421 Persons
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 163,421 Persons against 45,827 Persons in Germany, a difference of 117,594 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.6 times Germany's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 38,248 Persons 127,689 Persons 89,441 Persons United States of America
2000s 39,803 Persons 142,764 Persons 102,960 Persons United States of America
2010s 43,060 Persons 150,074 Persons 107,013 Persons United States of America
2020s 45,368 Persons 158,340 Persons 112,972 Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 163,421 Persons against 45,827 Persons in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Germany and United States of America?
117,594 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org